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Lycopene Reduces Risk of Heart Disease

  • December 21, 2003

Lycopene has previously been found to be useful in prostate cancer. Now, newer studies show that lycopene, a carotenoid, without vitamin A activity has significant antioxidant potential and has a role in preventing cardiovascular disease. Lycopense is found in high concentrations in a small number of plant foods such as: tomato products watermelon pink grapefruit papaya apricot More than 80 percent of the lycopene intake in the American diet is from the consumption of tomato...